CVE-2023-51654
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan...
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC.
- Record
CVE-2023-51654- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC.
- Record
CVE-2023-51654- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-56363 No score
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC.
- Record
EUVD-2023-56363- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h42c-h7r7-cg2m
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan...
Improper link resolution before file access ('Link Following') issue exists in iPrint&Scan Desktop for Windows versions 11.0.0 and earlier. A symlink attack by a malicious user may cause a Denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the PC.
- Record
GHSA-h42c-h7r7-cg2m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-51654 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Brother Industries, Ltd. Iprint&scan Desktop For Windows, published December 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.